diff --git a/groups/251.native_packages_lib.group b/groups/251.native_packages_lib.group
index f5ae752..6f380eb 100644
--- a/groups/251.native_packages_lib.group
+++ b/groups/251.native_packages_lib.group
@@ -39,8 +39,8 @@ sdl1_image sdl1_ttf sdl2 sdl2_image sdl2_ttf sdl2_net wolfssl")";
 : ${PKG_LIBARCHIVE_LDFLAGS_CONFIGURE_EXTRA:=-L${PREFIX_NATIVE}/lib};
 : ${PKG_LIBARCHIVE_LIBTOOL:=rlibtool};
 : ${PKG_LIBASS_DEPENDS:="freetype fontconfig harfbuzz fribidi"};
-: ${PKG_LIBASS_SHA256SUM:=1be2df9c4485a57d78bb18c0a8ed157bc87a5a8dd48c661961c625cb112832fd};
-: ${PKG_LIBASS_VERSION:=0.15.2};
+: ${PKG_LIBASS_SHA256SUM:=5dbde9e22339119cf8eed59eea6c623a0746ef5a90b689e68a090109078e3c08};
+: ${PKG_LIBASS_VERSION:=0.16.0};
 : ${PKG_LIBASS_URL:=https://github.com/libass/libass/releases/download/${PKG_LIBASS_VERSION}/libass-${PKG_LIBASS_VERSION}.tar.xz};
 : ${PKG_LIBASS_CONFIGURE_ARGS_EXTRA:="--disable-asm"};
 : ${PKG_LIBASSUAN_DEPENDS:="libgpg_error"};